Reverse redlining: Albany organizations ask city for $20 million for neighborhood revitalization

ALBANY — As the city awaits  $85 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding, community organizations have asked the COVID-19 Recovery Taskforce to prioritize neighborhood revitalization.

The Albany County Land Bank, along with Capital District Habitat for Humanity and the Albany Community Land Trust, wrote a letter Monday proposing that the task force allocate $20 million — roughly a quarter of its overall funding — toward preserving and revitalizing historically underserved neighborhoods.

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